Chicken meat vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken meat and chocolate

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6, while chocolate has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 107% higher.
Chocolate contains 12 times less vitamin B3 than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while chocolate contains 0.725mg.
The amount of cholesterol in chocolate is lower.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken meat is 0, while the glycemic index of chocolate is 23.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chicken meat

Chocolate

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+696.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+534.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+273.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+150.7%
Contains more IronIron	+536.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1457.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6995%

~equal in Zinc ~2.01mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Chicken meat

Chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+152%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+236%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1070.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+237.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.066mg	1.028mg	107%
Iron	1.26mg	8.02mg	85%
Saturated fat	3.79g	18.519g	67%
Manganese	0.02mg	1.419mg	61%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	0.725mg	49%
Protein	27.3g	4.88g	45%
Selenium	23.9µg	3µg	38%
Magnesium	23mg	146mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.042mg	28%
Fiber	0g	7g	28%
Fats	13.6g	31.28g	27%
Cholesterol	88mg	8mg	27%
Carbs	0g	61.17g	20%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.297mg	15%
Calories	239kcal	546kcal	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1.092g	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	9.54g	11%
Caffeine	0mg	43mg	11%
Potassium	223mg	559mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.05mg	9%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	8.1µg	5%
Vitamin A	48µg	2µg	5%
Calcium	15mg	56mg	4%
Sodium	82mg	24mg	3%
Phosphorus	182mg	206mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.23µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.025mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.54mg	2%
Folate	5µg		1%
Zinc	1.94mg	2.01mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	54.17g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	0g	47.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.112g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.305mg		0%
Threonine	1.128mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg		0%
Leucine	1.986mg		0%
Lysine	2.223mg		0%
Methionine	0.726mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg		0%
Valine	1.325mg		0%
Histidine	0.802mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.085g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.947g	N/A